Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-04
The Midland & w est
ern Railway
Company.
Sheriff's Proclamation and Notice Of
A Special Election in Barton
County Kansas.

A Special Election in Barton
County Kansas.
TO the qualified voters of Barton county, Kansas;
| At a meeting of the Board of County Commits
sioners of Barton county, Kansas, held at the office
of the County Clerk of said county, in the City OF
Bend county Henrv es%er
! Charles A. Willms, all being and comprising the
Board of County Commissioners, of Barton county,
| and Both days of June, 1887. The following pro-
ceedings had and ordered entered OF record on
'''O JOURNAL ENTRY.
Office of the County Clerk, of Barton county, KAN
sas June 80. A. D. 1887. at O'Clock p. NJ OF said
day.
And to-wit: June 30. A. D. 1897, at o'clock
p of said day, at the office OF the county CLERK
of Barton county, State of Kansas came w. w.
| Carney, chairman of the board of county commits
sioners, of Barton county, State OF Kansas, and
Henry Schwier and Charles A. Willms, the other
two members of said board of county commissioners
and also Ed L. iced, county clerk OF the County OF
Barton State of Kansas, present, all being and
constituting the board Of county commissioners, in
and for the County OF Barton, State of Kansas
And said board being duly and regularly con-
vened in special session, by law provided, the pc
titOn for such special session being duly addressed
to said chairman of the Board, County of Barton,
Henry Schwier and Charles A. Willms, and being
in words and figures 7s,T as follows, toowit:
Petition for special session of the board of county
| commissioners, of Barton county.
| To W. w. Carney, chairman OF board of county
commissioners. OF Barton county, Kansas
SIR:-We the undersi gned members of said
| board, of which you are chairman, request you to
call special session of said board to consider petit
ton of payers, of said county, praying that said
board duly convene and order special election in
said county to submit to the qualified voters OF said
county proposition to subscribe S125,000 to the
capital stock of the Midland & Western Railway
company, on conditions as set out in said petition
such special session to be at earliest practicable
ment The said special session being of interest to
Dated: June 49, A. D. 1887, at O'Clock p. m.
HENRY sGHWIER, Commis'r.
! CHAS. a. WILKINS, Commis'r.
| Attest: ED L. TEED,
| County Clerk Barton county, Kan.
ance to such request, duly issue his call such
chairman for such special session of said board, and
service of said call duly made said other two
members of said board, Henry Schwier. and Charles
A. Willms, said call being t01wit;
To Henry Schwier and Charles A. Willms, members
of board of county commissioners, in and for said
County of Barton, State of Kansas:
GENTS-In pursuance to the above and foregoing
request, order that the board aforesaid duly con-
vene in special session June 80, A. d. 1887, at 2
O'Clock p. M of said day to consider matters men,
toned i'll said petition said matter being of interest
to said county. Said session to be at the Office of
the county clerk, in and for said county in Great
! Bend, Kansas.
Done June 49, \. D. 1887, at O'Clock p. III. of
said day.
Chairman Board of Commissioners.
Attest: ED l.. TEED,
| County Clerk Barton county, Kan.
And the acceptance thereof said other two men,
| Ders being as tOiloWs:
| SERVICE "C.'
We, the undersigned members of the board of
county commissioners, OF sald Barton county, do
on each OF Great Bend Kansas, in said county,
on the goth day of June, A D. 1884, at o'clock p.
HENRY SCHWIER, Commisr.
CHAS; A. WILKINS, Commisr.
Attest: ED L. TEED,
County Clerk of Barton county, Kan.
And whereas said board having assembled at the
place designated said petitiOQ and said call and
the hour having arrived for such special session. and
all members of said board being present, and said
petition "a, - call B and service 'fC'' having been
read and all ordered placed on file, and said board
having been duly convened.
On notion the board find that the interest of the
county demands that this special be now had.
And the matters mentioned in said petition GA"
being presented TO said board. On motion duly
made, seconded, put and carried the following or
der was, by said board of county commissioners.
by T. L. Chapman and other persons purporting to
be two-ffths (25l of the resident payers of the
County of Barton. in the State OF Kansas, has this
day been duly presented TO the board of county
commissioners, of Barton county, State of Kansas
praying said board TO duly convene, and make an
order which order shall embrace the teIms.o said
petition and such other conditions 10 said board
may be deemed advisable, and fixing a time for
holding special election, which it is prayed may
be held in said County of Barton, to submit to the
qualified voters of said county proposition sub
scribe one hundred and Twenty-Five thousand dol
lars 0CO TO the capital stock of the Midland 6
western halfway company, railroad company
duly Incorporated, organized and existing under
and by virtue of the laws OF the State of kansas
which proposes TO construct a line of railway into
and through said County of Barton, and in pay
ment OF said subscription bonds of said county, in
the sum OF $500 each, aggreating SIPS 600 shall be
issued to said company in manner provided by law.
Said bonds TO bear six per cent. interest payable
semi-annually, and TO be payable at the Fiscal
Agency, OF the State OF Kansas in the City of New
York; principal To be due in 80 years, and on con-
dltlons, all as fully set out in said petition which
said petition, signatures only being omitted is in
words and figures as follows, to-Wif:
| PETITION "D."
% the Board of nunrv (,o6nmiSSionarS os Patton
county, Kansas:
We the undersigned. being more than two-ffths
2o OF the resident Taxpayers of the County of Bar
ton and State OF Kansas, petition the board OF
county commissioners of said county to submit at
special election, 10 the qualified voters of said
county. a proposition to subscribe TO the capital
stock OF the Midland q Western Railway company,
railroad company duly organized and existing un-
der the laws of the State of Kansas which proposes
10 construct railroad into and through said county
said So bScripton TO be for the sum of one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars.
And in payment for said subscription to said capi-
tai stock oil said company. bonds of said County
Barton with coupons attachedD 10 the amount of
said subscription above set FORTH shall be duly
sued and delivered in sums of five hundred dollars
tSlnl each DaVahle thirty dot 81